You know it's time to hit the salon when you have more bad hair days than you can count.
I have not been taking good care of my hair for as long as I can remember,
save for occasional visits to the salons to redo my perm or touch up on the black roots.
So as you can imagine (or actually just see for yourself later),
my hair has been in the most dismal state.
Ever.
So when COVO invited me to go down to their salon for a lovely afternoon of getting my locks pampered,
I was pretty excited.
Even more so when I heard that they are a Japanese hair salon!
I've had the best perm done when I was in Tokyo one and a half years back,
and so I fully trust in the skills of Japanese hair stylists.
Covo has a full team of qualified Japanese hair stylists who used to work in Tokyo,
so I was extremely excited for them to work their magic on my hair!
Horribly dry hair which gets tangled every single day.
And then I have to go through a daily frustrating process of detangling them as gently as I can.
;(
I'm actually quite ashamed to see these photos now, hahaha.
I shall try my best to never let my hair degenerate to this state in future.
Super cringe-worthy!
The wonderful people from COVO showed me into their VIP room where I could enjoy their services in my own privacy.
How thoughtful of them!
I really love how Japanese are so focused on delivering the best customer service that they can.
They were utmost attentive of my needs and were constantly checking if I was feeling okay/whether I need any drinks/if I was okay with whatever they were doing to my hair.
I felt like a princess for the day.
:)
I chose to do a dye + hair treatment because my black roots were showing.
Wanted to go for a lighter tone than what I had so I told my stylist Maika,
and she picked a shade which she felt was suitable for me.
And of course,
she checked with me ever so politely if the colour was okay before she proceeded.
Have I already mentioned that I love how polite and gentle Japanese people are???
They are just awesome.
I went for their hair treatment after the hair dye and Rie proceeded to give me the best wash and head massage I've ever had.
It was so comfortable, relaxing and so gentle that I almost fell asleep.
I asked my stylist if there was any name for the treatment which I did,
but she said it's just called 'hair treatment'.
Hahaha.
To be honest,
I brought along my iPad to keep myself occupied during the session...
But I hardly even took it out of the cover!
I had the best time chatting with Emi (the marketing person in charge) and my hair stylists!
Language isn't really a barrier in COVO even though everyone who works at COVO are Japanese.
They can speak basic English and I think you might even learn a bit of Japanese when you're chatting with your stylist!
;)
With my pretty hair stylists Maika (left) and Rie (right)!
They did such a fantastic job of my hair I don't even know what to say.
This is truly the best I've seen my hair in AGES.
(You can scroll down to my previous blog posts to see for yourself if you still need convincing, hahaha.)
It's as though my stylists know exactly what I want and what works for me even though I didn't spell it out for them explicitly.
Japanese hair stylists are too awesome for words!
I walked out of the salon feeling like a million bucks.
Sorry for the spam of photos,
I hardly see my hair so gorgeous like that.
Hahaha.
And in case you're wondering,
my hair is still in an awesome state a week after I went to COVO!
I also took 2 flights within that week,
mind you.
But yet my hair is still looking as soft and awesome as it can be.
save for occasional visits to the salons to redo my perm or touch up on the black roots.
So as you can imagine (or actually just see for yourself later),
my hair has been in the most dismal state.
Ever.
So when COVO invited me to go down to their salon for a lovely afternoon of getting my locks pampered,
I was pretty excited.
Even more so when I heard that they are a Japanese hair salon!
I've had the best perm done when I was in Tokyo one and a half years back,
and so I fully trust in the skills of Japanese hair stylists.
Covo has a full team of qualified Japanese hair stylists who used to work in Tokyo,
so I was extremely excited for them to work their magic on my hair!
Horribly dry hair which gets tangled every single day.
And then I have to go through a daily frustrating process of detangling them as gently as I can.
;(
I'm actually quite ashamed to see these photos now, hahaha.
I shall try my best to never let my hair degenerate to this state in future.
Super cringe-worthy!
The wonderful people from COVO showed me into their VIP room where I could enjoy their services in my own privacy.
How thoughtful of them!
I really love how Japanese are so focused on delivering the best customer service that they can.
They were utmost attentive of my needs and were constantly checking if I was feeling okay/whether I need any drinks/if I was okay with whatever they were doing to my hair.
I felt like a princess for the day.
:)
I chose to do a dye + hair treatment because my black roots were showing.
Wanted to go for a lighter tone than what I had so I told my stylist Maika,
and she picked a shade which she felt was suitable for me.
And of course,
she checked with me ever so politely if the colour was okay before she proceeded.
Have I already mentioned that I love how polite and gentle Japanese people are???
They are just awesome.
I went for their hair treatment after the hair dye and Rie proceeded to give me the best wash and head massage I've ever had.
It was so comfortable, relaxing and so gentle that I almost fell asleep.
I asked my stylist if there was any name for the treatment which I did,
but she said it's just called 'hair treatment'.
Hahaha.
To be honest,
I brought along my iPad to keep myself occupied during the session...
But I hardly even took it out of the cover!
I had the best time chatting with Emi (the marketing person in charge) and my hair stylists!
Language isn't really a barrier in COVO even though everyone who works at COVO are Japanese.
They can speak basic English and I think you might even learn a bit of Japanese when you're chatting with your stylist!
;)
With my pretty hair stylists Maika (left) and Rie (right)!
They did such a fantastic job of my hair I don't even know what to say.
This is truly the best I've seen my hair in AGES.
(You can scroll down to my previous blog posts to see for yourself if you still need convincing, hahaha.)
It's as though my stylists know exactly what I want and what works for me even though I didn't spell it out for them explicitly.
Japanese hair stylists are too awesome for words!
I walked out of the salon feeling like a million bucks.
Sorry for the spam of photos,
I hardly see my hair so gorgeous like that.
Hahaha.
And in case you're wondering,
my hair is still in an awesome state a week after I went to COVO!
I also took 2 flights within that week,
mind you.
But yet my hair is still looking as soft and awesome as it can be.
COVO has also kindly came up with a promotion for my blog readers who wants to try out their awesome hair services!
Their service menu includes hair cut, colour, perm, digital perm, straighten + curl, rebonding, Manic Panic colouring (if you're into funky hair colours)!
Quote 'Joyce's blog' to get 20% off these services and a free hair treatment!
Do note that promotion is only valid in the month of August and September!
That's an extremely good deal if I can say so myself!
Their service menu includes hair cut, colour, perm, digital perm, straighten + curl, rebonding, Manic Panic colouring (if you're into funky hair colours)!
Quote 'Joyce's blog' to get 20% off these services and a free hair treatment!
Do note that promotion is only valid in the month of August and September!
That's an extremely good deal if I can say so myself!
COVO hair salon
43 Keong Saik Road
Near Outram Park MRT
6221 4585
www.facebook.com/CovoSingapore
Here's a side by side comparison if you're still unconvinced about how nice hair can make all the difference!
Here's a side by side comparison if you're still unconvinced about how nice hair can make all the difference!
Thank you so much for giving me these lovely yet super manageable tresses, COVO!
